Shea Weber sparkles as Predators struggle

Defenseman's skills reach peak in tough season

10:36 PM,
Dec. 24, 2013

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Josh Cooper
| The Tennessean

Shea Weber is the same burly defenseman he has been his entire career.

He still has the big shot. He still has uncommon quickness for a man standing 6 feet 4 inches and weighing 233 pounds. He's still strong and tough to beat one-on-one.

But there's something a little bit different about the Predators captain this season. It has nothing to do with his skill-set. And not really his mind-set either. But watch Weber play and his passes look crisper, his shot harder, his stick-handling a little more deft. ...